Proposal redesign of the area 

Access with a pathway

Supplementary planting

Replacement of the lawn with seasonal spontaneous vegetation cut all two months

 

nature morte

TED Talk

Stefano Mancuso · The roots of plant intelligence

Stefano Mancuso is a founder of the study of plant neurobiology, which explores signaling and communication at all levels of biological organization, from genetics to molecules, cells and ecological communities.

Plants behave in some oddly intelligent ways: fighting predators, maximizing food opportunities ... But can we think of them as actually having a form of intelligence of their own? Italian botanist Stefano Mancuso presents intriguing evidence.

The Revolutionary Genius of Plants Stefano Mancuso

AÇORES A conteira é a planta com “todas as capacidades para substituir o plástico”

Um grupo de investigadores está a transformar a conteira, hedychium gardnerianum, uma planta invasora em abundância nos Açores, numa alternativa ao plástico descartável. Já existem protótipos de pratos e copos e um consórcio europeu está a trabalhar em cuvetes para carnes.

Rui Pedro Paiva 

2 de Agosto de 2019

Jardins d'ici et d'ailleurs - Quinta Do Palheiro - Madère - Portugal

Gardens of here and elsewhere - Quinta Do Palheiro - Madeira - Portugal

in english, french and portuguese

En 1420 les explorateurs portugais découvrent l’île de Madère. Située au milieu de l’Atlantique, à la croisée des chemins entre Europe, Afrique et Amérique, l’île devient un lieu privilégié pour nombreuses plantes exotiques. On y trouve aussi la Laurisylve, un type de forêt subtropicale humide.

Jardins d'ici et d'ailleurs - Jardin de L'Agdal - Marrakech - Maroc


Au 12eme siècle, la dynastie des Almohades entreprend de canaliser et stocker l’eau de la montagne. Les vergers de l’Agdal – la « prairie close »- avec ses orangers, ses oliviers, ses grenadiers et ses abricotiers répondent aux besoins de la population.

Erstaunliche Gärten Landschaftspark Duisburg-Nord